The Primeiros Anos a Nossa Prioridade campaign aims to raise national awareness of, and to influence policies and investments on, early childhood development as a key dimension in building a healthier and sustainable society.
The national coalition’s partners aim to promote equal opportunities for all under 6 children, with special attention to the first 1,000 days of life, and that their families were able to provide them a safe attachment and a healthy safe and nurturing environment.
The national campaign Primeiros Anos a Nossa Prioridade takes place as part of the European campaign First Years First Priority.
Parents and caregivers need a facilitating environment of laws, policies, services and community support to assist them in providing their young children with nurturing care.”
Country Profiles for Early Childhood Development 2020 UNICEF
The initiative “Did you know that…?” promoted by ProChild CoLAB, with the contributions of the Aga Khan Foundation, was disclosed in the social networks from 18 to 22 November 2022.
The Big Meeting 2.0 on 17th october 2023 will be the corollary moment for sharing knowledge and experiences, generating actions proposal for Portugal to reinforce measures to early child development.
Published on 17th january 2023, the Portuguese Child Guarantee Action Plan has the goal to reduce child poverty in 170 thousand children till 2030 in Portugal.
